Mr. BRAHANI made his first appearance this season at the'
St. James's Theatre on Monday, in the " good old" English opera of Artaxerxes. We were happy to find that Time still leaves the powers of this distinguished performer unrivalled. His execution of every passage in his favourite part of Artabanes was at once a gratification to his admirers and a lesson to the musical student. Miss RAINFORTH was in excellent voice, and performed Mandane even better than she did last season. Less precision, however, in the manner of this pro- mising actress, would, we think, give greater effect to her exertions. It would, perhaps, be ungallant to say that the performance of As. Laces and Artaxerxes by ladies diminishes the interest of the opera; therefore we shall merely observe that the Misses SMITH gave the music allotted to those characters in a correct and lady-like manner. Mrs. STIRLING is a great acquisition to this house. Its comic strength has been reinforced by two actors of considerable merit,—a Mr. Witmer, from Bristol ; and Mr. HALL, from the Strand Theatre. We hope to see them employed in something more worthy of their talents than the pieces they are at present performing. The burlesque on King Alin is a failure.
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